Toy bed



F. M. HOOVER.

TOY BED.

APPLICATION FILED 'FEB. 25. I920.

Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

'ahwwtoz Patented Doc. 5, i822.

FRANCI$ M. HOOVER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

TOY BED.

Application filed February 25, 1920.

1 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Framers M. Hoovnn, acitizen oi the United States of America, and a resident of Cincinnati,in the county of Hamilton and State of Ghio, have in rented a new anduseful lnuorovement in To Beds, oi: which. the following is a specification. V

The object of my invention is to provide a toy bed that may be foldedfor shipment and that may be readily set up at its destinzn tion fordisplay or for play.

These and other objects attained by the means described herein anddisclosed in the accompanying drawings, in which 2- Fig. 1, is a planview of a bed, embodying my invention, in shape for shipment.

Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the bed as shown in Fig. 1, part of thebed being broken away.

Fig. 3, is a sectional view on line 8-3 of Fig. 2.

I have pivotally attached the head board A and the foot board B to thesides l) in such manner that the sections A and B can be folded upon thecross pieces or slat-s E extending between the sides D. The sections A,B and D are notched so that the sections A and B when placed in anupright position will retain that position.

The head-board A. and toot-board B are pivotally tached to the sides Dby means of the screws F. A. shoulder (Z is formed on each end of thesides D. The ends (Z of the sides D are rounded. Shoulders a and 7) areformed on sections A and B respectively. The shoulders a and 7 are soconstructed that their outer surfaces 01 and Z) are flush with the outersurface (Z oi sides 1).

, The distances between surfaces 6& and. 0 oi section A, and between 72and 7) of section B, is less than the distance between the innersurfaces (i oi the sides D. lhe sides a? and b of the shoulders a and Z)contact the shoulders (Z on the sides, when the bed is set up The crosspieces or slats h are se cured to the sides D andare in such relation toone another and the screws F that the sections A and B can lay upon theslats when the bed is folded.

folded posit-ion.

Serial No. 361,276.

The operation of the device is as follows 1- H the bed is to be shippedor stored, the end sections A and B are turned on the screws 1* so thatthey will lay flat upon the slats. When the bed is to be displayed orused in play, the ends A and B are turned on the screws to a position atright angles to their The screws are so placed. that some pressure isnecessary to pass the shoulders a and b by the ends of the curved ends(21. This is sufficient to hold the bed in a display or play position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is I 1. In a toy bedthe combination of sides, the sides having shoulders formed along theirlower edges at the ends thereof, the ends of the sides being arcuate inform, a head board and a foot board at opposite ends of the sides, thehead board and foot board being of a width thruout their upper portions,less than the distance between the sides, and being of a width thruouttheir lower portions, substantially equal to the outside distancebetween the sides, and having shoulders at the junctions of the upperand lower portions of the head and foot boards adapted to engage theshoulders on the sides, and means pivotally mounting the head and footboards between the ends of the sides.

2. In a bed the combination of sides, the sides having shoulders formedalong their lower edges at the ends thereof, a head board and a footboard at the opposite ends of the sides, the head board and foot boardbeing 01"? a width throughout their upper portions less than thedistance between the sides, and being oi a Width throughout their lowerportions, substantially equal to the distance between the sides, andhaving shoulders at the junctions of the upper and lower portions ot thehead and foot boards adapted to engage the shoulders on the sides, andmeans pivotally mounting the head and foot boards between the ends ofthe sides.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto sub scribed my name this 24: day ofFebruary,

FRANCIS M. HOOVER.

